Marciano v Kovalev

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    The unrelenting, uncompromising crouching ,natural force of Rocky Marciano versus the loping, deceptively clever,upright power puncher Sergei Kovalev.
    Can Kovalev take Rocky's power?
    Can Marciano get in range often enough to deliver it?
    Will Kovalev get Rocky's respect with his long right hand shots?
    Will Marciano's strength dictate inside or, can Kovalev box smart ,[Hopkins] and mix up his attacks enough to frustrate Rocky?

    This is over 12 rds at whatever weights suit the combatants. Opinions please?
     
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  2. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    Marciano outhustles and outpoints KO4clev, possibly stops him.

    although kliturd logic will say "kovalev has evolved too much by fighting guys lesser than Cornelius white until he turned 30", kovalev and Marciano are both whyte so I don't think they will apply it here.

    no disrespect to Sergei who I hold in high regard and is one of my all time fav LHWs.
     
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  3. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Marciano puts the hurting of a lifetime on Kovalev and basically ends his career in one night.
     
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  4. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Well that would not be the first time he did that.
    C*ckell, Layne,Lastarza?
     
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  5. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Exactly, all would regret the day they signed to fight the wrecking ball.
     
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  6. Mr.DagoWop

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    A fighter whose best win was against a far past prime, scared, Bernard Hopkins vs a guy who arguably had the greatest stamina, top 10 heavyweight punch.

    Why over 12 rounds? If its 12 I think Kovalev could outpoint him. If 15 then Rocky knocks him out every time.
     
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  7. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    rocKy kills him literalLy
     
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  8. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As they used to say in Providence Rhode Island back in the late 1940's and early 1950's when The Rock had his opponent ready to fall..."TIMBER!!!"
     
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  9. Knights107

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    Marciano never lose to a light heavy. Marciano by ko. Boxer sub 200 pound would have any chance againts marciano are dempsey,holyfield,& young joe louis. Others would get knocked out..
     
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  10. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The rock would tear kovalev a new one .all over in about 3 painful rnds.not nice.
     
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  11. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    leave it to Herol to bring skin colour and the Klits into a thread for no reason :good

    Rocky would take Kov imo,,, prolly by knock out, no disrespect to Kov who seems very solid :bbb
     
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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I thought,[rightly or wrongly ],that 12 rounds would give the Russian more of a viable chance.
    I don't necessarily agree with your ****ysis, it seems far too simplistic.After watching fights for some years. I've learned to expect the unexpected.
     
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  13. Pugilist_Spec

    Pugilist_Spec Hands Of Stone Full Member

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    A better fight than most people would like to acknowledge.
     
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  14. BCS8

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    Herol posts make me want to punch myself in the head for having read them :-( Why do I do this? :patsch

    I like both these guys but I just can't envisage Marciano losing to a fighter that he had a weight advantage over. Then again I dont think that we have seen the best of Kovalev yet, I suspect he is a much better boxer than anybody gives him credit for.

    It might just be possible to envisage a fight where Kova builds up enough of a lead in the early rounds to survive the second half of the fight and to win on points. As hard as Sergei hits, I doubt he has the cannons to stop Marciano. I'd say 8/10 Marciano over 12, 7/10 over 10 and over 15 Kovalev gets stretchered out ...

    Would be nice to see somebody put up an argument for Sergei though.
     
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  15. Xplosive

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    Marciano by KO. And I say that as one of Kov's biggest fans.
     
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